1. Masculine nouns of this type which etymologically had no -s in the nom. sg., often took one, even in the earliest times.

2. Laus and res were often invariable, but were sometimes declined like sols and fes.

(2) Nouns with a difference of stem but not of accent:—

MASCULINEFEMININENEUTER
pōns ✱pŏntis＞ ponzpars ✱partis＞ partzlūmen＞ lüm-s
pŏntem＞ ponpartem＞ partlūmen＞ lüm
pŏntes＞ ponpartes＞ partzlūmĭna＞ lüm
pŏntes＞ ponzpartes＞ partzlūmĭna＞ lüms
NAMES OF PERSONS
cŏmes＞ comshŏmo＞ om
cŏmĭtem＞ comtehŏmĭnem＞ ome omne[85]
cŏmĭtes＞ comtehŏmĭnes＞ ome omne
cŏmĭtes＞ comteshŏmĭnes＞ omes omnes

1. For other neuter types, see § [100].

2. Om later developed an inflection oms om om oms.

3. Lex, rex became leis lei leis leis, reis rei rei reis.

(3) Nouns with a difference of accent:—